Telling someone something he does not understand is pointle… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Telling someone something he does not understand is pointless, even if you add that he will not be able to understand it. (That so often happens with someone you
love.)

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.

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Native Name: Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein

Alternative Names: Ludwig Joseph Johann Wittgenstein • Wittgenstein

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